OAKLAND, California, Nov. 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of a Maryland board of education's policy that permits schools to incorporate LGBTQ+-inclusive books into language arts curriculum to reflect the diversity of the school community, and arguing that this exposure to such material does not violate the free exerci  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: * * * Inspections cited 17 significant, substantial violations * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 9 mines in 7 states in September 2023, issuing 123 violations. Begun after a 2010 explosion killed 29 miners in West Virginia at the Upper Big Branch Mine, mon  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 11 attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to adopt effective enforcement that would protect workers' rights to prevailing wages on renewable energy and green economy projects where employers claim expanded tax credits. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Biden in A  more

LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2023: President Joe Biden issued a landmark executive order to establish new safety and security stands for artificial intelligence, a move applauded by State Senator Mary Edly-Allen and State Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz. "We need to balance rapidly progressing technology that maximizes artificial intelligence possibilities while also protecting against the potential harms it can   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: From hosting three policy roundtables, attending over 60 events and meetings with community organizations and individuals, and introducing and sponsoring 12 bills and resolutions, it's hard to believe State Senator Natalie Toro has only been in office for 100 days - but the freshman senator says she's just getting started. "Since taking office over the summer, my team and I have hit the ground running to get   more

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Zachary A. Myers, issued the following news release: Shauna N. Boatright, 36, of Fisher, Illinois, has been sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to accepting a bribe as a public official. According to court documents, for nine years, Shauna Boatright was employed with the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, as a correctional treatment specialist  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Navy Medicine welcomed Command Master Chief PatrickPaul Mangaran as its new Force Master Chief and Director of the Hospital Corps in a ceremony at the Memorial Auditorium at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on Oct. 27, 2023. Mangaran is the first second-generation hos  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced an investment of $10.9 million to support research that will help ensure advances in artificial intelligence go hand in hand with user safety. The objective of the Safe Learning-Enabled Systems program, a partnership between NSF, Open Philanthropy and Good Ventures, is to foster foundational research that leads to the design and implementation   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: Transportation Security Administration officers at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) discovered a firearm in a passenger's carry-on bag Friday morning, bringing the total detected at the airport to 43 this year. The previous annual record was 42 firearms, set in 2021. Last year, 38 firearms were detected at MDW checkpoints.   more

PEORIA, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Peoria, Illinois, man, Andre K. Johnson, 25, was sentenced on October 30, 2023, to three years of probation for making false statements related to the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). United States District Judge James E. Shadid also ordered Johnson to pay restitution in the amount of $30,586.05 and to serve six months of home detention. The PPP provid  more